Sentence examples for backdrop of lower from inspiring English sources

Koch suddenly saw the concrete against the backdrop of lower Manhattan, its rough edges clashing with the crystalline towers.

The remit review also came against a grim backdrop of lower growth and higher-than-expected borrowing revealed in the Budget as the independent tax and spending watchdog the Office for Budget Responsibility delivered another painful set of forecasts.

Over the next few years achieving vaguely defined financial stability as well as avoiding both inflation and deflation will only get harder thanks to a nasty backdrop of lower trend growth and high public debt.

Reuters and Bloomberg both reported that against a backdrop of lower crude oil prices, ADM is looking at "strategic options" in its ethanol business after spending $1.3 billion since 2006 to build two new ethanol plants and seeing its fourth-quarter 2015 profits fall.

Announcing Shell's first-quarter results, chief executive Ben van Beurden said: "Our results reflect the strength of our integrated business activities, against a backdrop of lower oil prices.

Alcoa was just downgraded to "neutral" from "overweight" by a JP Morgan analyst who is questioning the company's ability to cut costs against the backdrop of lower aluminum demand.

A swarm of screeching birds erupted, forming a menacing cloud of white, black and red against the hazy backdrop of the Lower Manhattan skyline.

We rode the Staten Island Ferry to see a Yankees farm team play, against the backdrop of the Lower Manhattan skyline as tugboats at dusk passed and we ate hot dogs.

The centerpiece of the program is Handel's "Royal Fireworks Music," with fireworks against the backdrop of Lower Manhattan.

On Friday night, the group will perform at the Granite Prospect in Brooklyn Bridge Park, against the glittering backdrop of Lower Manhattan.

"Maktub" had the 1911 barque Peking for a backdrop, with the skyscrapers of Lower Manhattan looming beyond the vessel's impressive masts: an engrossing setting but not one that resonated with the performance.